Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080275854 | PERIPHERAL OBJECT COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - In accordance with respective embodiments of the present invention, flexibility can be improved due to an arbitrary communication system being made available, and convenience can be improved due to visible identification information being made unnecessary. Concretely, an ID-metadata database server is prepared in which metadata in which displaying information and a communication system are described for each peripheral object are stored, and when a display apparatus detects a peripheral object in accordance with receiving a radio signal, the display apparatus acquires metadata of the detected peripheral object from the ID-metadata database server, and executes communication with a peripheral object representative server on the basis of a communication system described in the metadata. | 11-06-2008 |
20080276014 | PERIPHERAL OBJECT COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - In accordance with respective embodiments of the present invention, flexibility can be improved due to an arbitrary communication system being made available, and convenience can be improved due to visible identification information being made unnecessary. Concretely, an ID-metadata database server is prepared in which metadata in which displaying information and a communication system are described for each peripheral object are stored, and when a display apparatus detects a peripheral object in accordance with receiving a radio signal, the display apparatus acquires metadata of the detected peripheral object from the ID-metadata database server, and executes communication with a peripheral object representative server on the basis of a communication system described in the metadata. | 11-06-2008 |
20080300906 | FACILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS AND FACILITY CONTROL METHOD - A facility control system for controlling devices shared in spaces, a plurality of operation units being equipped in the spaces respectively, each operation unit configured to input a operation request for operating the devices, calculates a priority level of each space during the reservation time of each space based on at least one of the use purpose of each space and the attribute information of each user of each space, detects a type of the operation request input from each operation unit provided in each space, detects, whenever the type of the operation request is detected for each space, a collision between types of the latest operation requests detected for respective spaces based on the types, and operates the devices according to one of the types which is detected for one of the spaces whose priority level is highest when the collision is detected. | 12-04-2008 |
20090063678 | EQUIPMENT SET GENERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An equipment set generation support apparatus (a) acquires, from a plurality of equipments connected to a network, state change event information notifying a state change of each equipment and an occurrence time and date of the state change, (b) sets a detection condition including a start time and an end time of a detection period, (c) selects state change event information whose occurrence time and date of the state change falling within the detection period from the state change event information acquired, and (d) detects, from the plurality of equipments, a set of equipments whose states change in the detection period and a set of state values after the state change of each equipment based on the state change event information selected. | 03-05-2009 |
20090132836 | POWER-SAVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A power-saving control apparatus includes a memory storing first to Nth different authentication codes, determines, every time a signal including an authentication code is received, whether the authentication code in the received signal is a valid code which matches one of the authentication codes in the memory, outputs an operation signal to a main apparatus when the authentication code in the received signal is determined to be the valid code, and generates a new authentication code, when (a) the number of times the authentication code in each received signal matches a first authentication code of the authentication codes in the memory is equal to a predetermined value or (b) the authentication code in the received signal matches a second or subsequent authentication code of the authentication codes in the memory, to delete one of the authentication codes in the memory, and to store the new authentication code in the memory. | 05-21-2009 |
20090195353 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROLLED DEVICE - A control device being a control device communicating with a controlled device to control the controlled device includes: a first memory to store first authentication information for authenticating the controlled device; a second memory to store second authentication information for making the controlled device authenticate itself; a determination unit to compare third authentication information sent from the controlled device for specifying the controlled device with the first authentication information; a calculator to perform calculation processing on the first authentication information or the third authentication information using the second authentication information to generate a calculated value; a transmitter to transmit, when the determination unit determines that the first authentication information and the third authentication information are the same, the calculated value to the controlled device; and a memory controller to update the first authentication information. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199292 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device communicating with a controlled device to control the controlled device includes a first memory to store first authentication information for activation of the controlled device, a second memory to store a key for encryption, a generator to generate third authentication information by encrypting second authentication information transmitted by the controlled device in response to the first authentication information using the key stored in the second memory, a transmitter to transmit the first authentication information or the third authentication information to the controlled device, and a memory controller to store the second authentication information or the third authentication information as first authentication information for next authentication in the first memory. | 08-06-2009 |
20090231092 | Facility equipment cooperation system, equipment control method, and agent apparatus - An apparatus communicating with a gateway apparatus on a control system network for facility equipment, via an information system network, includes a unit which stores not less than one piece of virtual point information defining a virtual point combined with not less than one piece of facility equipment, a user authentication unit which performs user authentication for a user associated with a client, a unit which receives a request for control on one virtual point from the client, a unit which creates a remote control command for the facility equipment associated with the request based on the virtual point information when the request has been received and the user authentication has succeeded, and a unit which transmit the remote control command to the gateway via the information system network when tenant authentication for a tenant associated with the agent apparatus which is performed by the gateway has succeeded. | 09-17-2009 |
20090249042 | GATEWAY APPARATUS, CONTROL INSTRUCTION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A gateway apparatus includes a translator connected to a first network for one or more controllers to control one or more devices, and one or more aggregators. The translator includes an acquisition unit which acquires load information concerning a load on each of the controllers, a control instruction reception unit which receives a control instruction for a device from a client via the second network, a determination unit which determines whether the instruction is an aggregation target, based on the information, a first transfer unit which transfers the instruction to the aggregator corresponding to the instruction, and a second transfer unit which receives an aggregate control instruction from the aggregator. The aggregator includes a third transfer unit which receives the instruction from the translator, an aggregation unit which aggregates the plurality of instructions into one aggregate control instruction, and a fourth transfer unit which transfers the aggregate control instruction. | 10-01-2009 |
20120043813 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a power control apparatus includes a calculation unit, a detection unit, a storage unit, a selection unit and an execution unit. The calculation unit calculates a spare power capacity and a total spare power capacity. The detection unit detects whether a required spare capacity is short, based on the required spare capacity and each of the spare power capacity and the total spare power capacity. The storage unit stores power control operation items. The selection unit selects power control operation items if the required spare capacity is short. The execution unit executes application operation of one or more the power control operation items until the required spare capacity becomes available, and executes waiting operation of one or more power control operation items executing the application operation if the required spare capacity is available. | 02-23-2012 |
20120215494 | EQUIPMENT SET GENERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An equipment set generation support apparatus (a) acquires, from a plurality of equipments connected to a network, state change event information notifying a state change of each equipment and an occurrence time and date of the state change, (b) sets a detection condition including a start time and an end time of a detection period, (c) selects state change event information whose occurrence time and date of the state change falling within the detection period from the state change event information acquired, and (d) detects, from the plurality of equipments, a set of equipments whose states change in the detection period and a set of state values after the state change of each equipment based on the state change event information selected. | 08-23-2012 |
20120254231 | DECODER COMPILER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Information that maps a point in XML document structure to a name of a variable and an EXI grammar form that includes grammars each defining relationship among an event representative of an element in the XML document structure, an EXI event code, and a next grammar for use are read. A selecting unit selects grammars in the EXI grammar form such that the grammars are traced in sequence. A determining unit updates a grammar stack which identifies a current position in the XML document structure each time a grammar is selected. If the updated stack does not indicates the point, a function setting unit sets a skip function for skipping a corresponding value in an EXI stream, otherwise, sets a read function for reading and providing the corresponding value to a corresponding variable. A composer generates an EXI decoder including skip and read functions set for individual grammars. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254724 | ENCODER COMPILER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The reading unit reads mapping information that maps a particular point in a document structure defined by XML schema to the name of a variable and a training XML document that includes a substitute character string positioned at a particular point and tags. A parser converts the training XML document into a sequence of events each specifying one of substitute character string and the tag names. The reading unit reads in an EXI grammar form. A code composer processes the sequence of events and generates an EXI event code based on the EXI grammar form, generates a function to retrieve the value of a variable mapped to the particular point at which the substitute character string is positioned when the event is an event specifying substitute character string, and produces an EXI encoder including output instruction codes to output EXI event codes and the retrieved value of the function. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254725 | EXI ENCODER AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An EXI encoder is based on XML schema defining an XML document that includes a head portion, a body portion which can be repeated X times or more and which contains a variable content, and a tail portion. A reading unit sequentially reads input data corresponding to the variable content as many as the number of times the body portion is repeated. A head portion encoder generates an EXI bit string corresponding to the head portion. A body portion encoder generates an EXI bit string corresponding to the body portion in which the variable is replaced with the input data each time input data is read by the reading unit. A tail portion encoder generates an EXI bit string corresponding to the tail portion. An output unit outputs an EXI stream including the EXI bit strings. | 10-04-2012 |
20140281912 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a first storage, a decision unit and a first processing unit. The first storage stores a plurality of first device type identifiers and a plurality of first structured document code grammars in association with each other. The decision unit decides a device type of a communication object. The first processing unit selects, from the first storage, a second structured document code grammar that corresponds to a second device type identifier of the device type, and performs at least one of encoding a structured document and decoding a received structured document code, by using the second structured document code grammar. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288718 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to some embodiments, there is provided a power electronics device including: a controlling unit, a determining unit, a confirming unit and a determining unit. The controlling unit performs surveillance/control concerning an input/output of power to a power line with other power electronics devices connected via the power line. The determining unit determines a master device which is a subject of the surveillance/control and a slave device which is controlled by the master device, based on power characteristic information of the other power electronics devices from among the other power electronics devices and the power electronics device. The confirming unit confirms whether the master device and the slave device determined by the determining unit are matched with the master device and the slave device determined by the other power electronics devices. The determining unit permits a start of the surveillance/control when matching is determined by the confirming unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289282 | DECODING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a decoding device includes: a holding unit including a first level cache to hold a result of decoding binary data into a structured document by a decoder with the binary data, and a second level cache to hold partial data pieces into which the binary data is divided in predetermined units of events of the structured document and the result of decoding corresponding to the partial data pieces; and a retention determiner to divide the binary data in the predetermined units of events, and store the partial data pieces and the result of decoding corresponding to the partial data pieces into the second level cache. When the binary data that is input includes a part matching a partial data piece held by the second level cache in the predetermined units of events, the decoding unit outputs the decoding result corresponding to the matching partial data piece. | 09-25-2014 |
20140373118 | SERVER APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DATA ISSUING METHOD - There is a server apparatus in which: an issuing unit issues data to devices; a distribution manager distributes the data to devices; a data manager manages data set as issued; a revocation manager detects, from the data set, data that satisfies a condition, and invalidates the detected data; and a filter manager updates and distribute to devices a filter having a predetermined bit length each time data is invalidated, by setting one of a first value and a second value to each of bits in the filter when a revoked data set is projected onto the filter; the data manager identifies data other than the invalidated data, having projection onto at least one of bits whose value has changed between before and after the update, and having the first value for all of bits projected onto the updated filter and reissues data to the device having the identified data. | 12-18-2014 |
20150016452 | COMMUNICATION NODE DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communication node device according to embodiments is capable of transmitting and receiving a multicast message with an adjacent node connected to the same multicast link. The device may comprise a first transmitting and receiving unit, a storage unit, a detection unit, and a second transmitting and receiving unit. The first transmitting and receiving unit may be configured to transmit and receive a multicast message with the adjacent node. The storage unit may be configured to store a message transmitted or received by the first transmitting and receiving unit. The detection unit may be configured to detect interruption of reception continuity of multicast message with the adjacent node. The second transmitting and receiving unit may be configured to, when the detection unit detects interruption of reception continuity of multicast message with the adjacent node, transmit a request for sending multicast message to the adjacent node. | 01-15-2015 |